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taxgatherers

taxgatherers is the plural of taxgatherer.

Meaning of taxgatherer

Noun

taxgatherer (plural taxgatherers)

  1. (dated) One who collects taxes or revenues; a tax collector.
    • Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga - perhaps too much dice, you know - coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196

Questions about taxgatherers

What is taxgatherers the plural of?
Taxgatherers is the plural of taxgatherer.

Words near taxgatherers in the dictionary

  1. taxest
  2. taxeth
  3. taxflation
  4. taxfree
  5. taxgatherer
  6. taxgatherers
  7. taxgathering
  8. taxi
  9. taxi bot
  10. taxi bots
  11. taxi dance

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